Jautz Photography

Ron Jautz is a corporate, commercial and editorial photographer based in New York City, he specializes in shooting portraits of people on location for corporate, marketing, magazine and other media uses.

According to my old college dictionary, the one still within arms reach of my desk, a portrait is defined as, "1. a drawn, painted or carved picture of something. 2. a representation of a person, esp. of his face. 3. a description, dramatic portrayal, etc. of a person".

A portrait can be many things. You may think of the classic studio portraits or the shots we all had done as kids in school; maybe you like location portraits that show a person in their surroundings or portraits of your dog or cat. Portraits can be of things, too, like flowers, icebergs or even your home town.

The best portraits tell you something about a person, place or thing. It reveals a snippet of what they are like, what their story might be. But portraits also reveal something about the person taking the photo--it's a collaboration between photographer and subject.

Not just another photographer.

It seems like everyone is a photographer these day, but there's a lot more to the craft of photography than taking selfies. Scroll through the posts or use the search buttons below and let me know what you like or what you'd like to learn about.